RAIL

2 March 2024: Lower Saucon Township, Pennsylvania

Three trains were involved in a collision and derailment in eastern Pennsylvania but there were no reported injuries or evacuations. The accident left some railroad cars scattered along the riverbank and at least one partially submerged in the river. Officials there said the derailment was reported in the morning in Lower Saucon Township along the Lehigh River. The township’s police chief, Thomas Barndt, said arriving emergency personnel found “multiple trains derailed” but no reported injuries. No hazardous materials were involved and no evacuations were ordered, Barndt said.